Reading: The Effects of Tourism
The effects of tourism is a B1–B2 reading text in the analytical-evaluation genre. The text weighs the economic benefits of tourism (jobs, income, infrastructure) against its costs (environmental degradation, cultural erosion, overcrowding, gentrification, dependence on volatile markets). Specific cases (Barcelona, Venice, Maldives, Machu Picchu) anchor abstract claims in concrete examples. Learners read for benefit-cost analysis, case-study recognition, and balanced conclusion.
This worksheet builds B1–B2 reading comprehension through a tourism-impact analytical text.
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What’s inside:
- A B1–B2 reading text (~500 words) on tourism’s positive and negative effects
- Pre-reading vocabulary box with tourism and economy terms
- Comprehension items: benefit-cost identification, case-study finding, evaluation
- Vocabulary-in-context: tourism-impact collocations
- Writing follow-up: discuss tourism’s effects in your country or a place you know
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Balanced-argument structure is the central B1–B2 reading skill — on the one hand…on the other hand, while…it is also true that. Tourism vocabulary mixes economic (revenue, GDP, employment, foreign currency) and impact (overcrowding, congestion, environmental damage, gentrification, displacement). Case-study reading: identifying specific examples within general claims.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B1 to B2, in intermediate and upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading. Part of the Environment & Climate Readings collection — the natural next step is Fast Fashion and the Environment, which extends impact-analysis into industry-specific territory.
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